What happened to Yousuf?

Yousuf is the sole breadwinner to his family of 3. He came to Singapore in 2014 from Bangladesh in hopes of providing a greater life for his family. 

However, Yousuf suffered a slipped disc as a result of  a workplace accident,  He described it as a sharp and stabbing pain on his lumbar spine, causing leg pain and weakness overtime.

Although Yousuf is on the road to recovery, his family has lost their main source of income and are in dire need of funds for their livelihood.  

How can you help?

You can lessen Yousuf’s financial worries by supporting his financial commitments and living expenses ($270 x 6 months), while he focuses on recuperating and for MOM assessment to conclude. Funds raised will be transferred to the worker directly.

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Yousuf’s family has always been his priority. Back in Bangladesh, Yousuf was supporting his 80-year-old mother, his wife and their school-going daughter. After arriving in Singapore in 2014, he was employed as a shipyard worker, earning approximately $1,200 a month, which allowed him to remit $900 back to his family regularly. 

In December 2021, while doing ship maintenance, Yousuf was descending from a ladder when he missed a step and fell 3-meters. His fall caused him to severely injure his spine. He was diagnosed with an L4-L5 slipped disc on top of the acute injuries he sustained. Unfortunately, Yousuf shared that his employer has refused and delayed to provide his Letter of Guarantee (LOG) for a few of his consultations and scans. This resulted in a delay in his consultations and treatments. 

Although Yousuf has completed his physiotherapy sessions, he still experiences pain and could be seen limping to get around. This limits him as he continues to experience persistent pain in his lower back and led, affecting his mobility and his ability to resume work. Yousuf shared that he is unsure how long it would take for him to fully recover. Despite the hardships and pain he faced, he has been diligently continuing his physiotherapy exercises in his dorm  in hopes to recover quickly.

Yousuf is currently awaiting the results of his injury assessment and work injury compensation claim.